That’s about all I’ve got to say today. Hope you and your family have a wonderful day. I’m not going to give out any gifts, either, because you guys have already had 33 games worth of presents. You could not have asked for anything more, right? See ya on Boxing… Read More →
Merry Christmas Eve! The lead to my story in The Journal News and LoHud.com today was this: “Laughing all the way.” Because the Rangers go into the holiday break dancing, off four straight wins, three fairly decisive divisional victories in four nights, and in first place in the Patrick Division…. Read More →
Courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 23, 2011 (Game 33, Home Game 15) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final Philadelphia Flyers 0 0 2 - 2 New York Rangers 0 2 2 - 4 Team Notes: – The… Read More →
John Tortorella: Henrik Lundqvist: Michael Del Zotto: Ryan Callahan: Stu Bickel:
Happy Festivus!!!!! “And at the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around and you tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year. … “I got a lot of problems with you people.” —Frank Costanza ——————————- Game 33. Ya boys on a three-game winning streak. Obviously,... Read More →
Same lineup tonight … which means no you-know-who. John Tortorella: Also, here’s a short version of the pre-game notes, courtesy of the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Friday, Dec. 23, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 20-8-4 (44 pts) Flyers: 21-8-4 (46 pts)... Read More →
Happy Festivus, everyone! Tonight, with the Flyers in town, we will air grievances and have feats of strength. Get the pole. Kruger, you couldn’t smooth a silk sheet if you had a date with a hot babe … “I lost my train of thought.” —Frank Costanza —————————— Thoughts: 1) I… Read More →
From the Rangers: NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 22, 2011 (Game 32, Home Game 14) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Islanders 0 1 1 - 2 New York Rangers 1 2 1 - 4 Team Notes: – The… Read More →
Here’s the post-game audio. The Dubinsky file begins with a question you won’t hear, about tomorrow’s Winter Classic preview. John Tortorella: Brandon Dubinsky: Michael Del Zotto: Martin Biron: Marian Gaborik: (this one might be a little quiet; he speaks softly and I couldn’t get close)
Happy Festivus Eve to all! Hope you don’t have to make bagels tomorrow. Also, congrats to our contest winner Omar A. … I need you to email me your address, to rcarpini@lohud.com so we can send you the tickets. ——————————— Game 32. First of three straight at home, with Flyers… Read More →
Short and sweet. Same lineup tonight. Jeff Woywitka re-injured his foot this morning and won’t play. Not sure if it’s now worse or if he’ll be out longer. He talked about Martin Biron very briefly, and about Mike Rupp. Wouldn’t answer questions on “24/7” John Tortorella:
Pre-game notes, courtesy of the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS Thursday, Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 19-8-4 (42 pts) Islanders: 11-14-6 (28 pts) All information through NHL games on Dec. 20 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the… Read More →
First, here are the unofficial contest results. Three entries had the Rangers winning 4-1 and Gaborik scoring the GWG—jpg30, Alexei and Omar A. They were all over on the Rangers shots, which was 21. So we went to the final tiebreaker, Devils shots. The Devils had 31 shots. Alexei guessed… Read More →
Thoughts: 1) Another staged fight to start the game. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Maybe it’s hypocritical, but to me they don’t seem as senseless when it’s archrivals playing. I did think Rupp had some good, solid hits, though he wasn’t credited with any, officially. 2) I liked the… Read More →
Happy Hanukkah! The ticket contest is now closed. Game 31. First meeting of the year in the Battle of the Hudson. Last of three in a row on the road, and start of three in four nights, and a big rivalry week, with Islanders coming to MSG Thursday and Monday,... Read More →
OK, Go! The score predictions contest begins now. All predictions must be made in this thread only. You CANNOT enter more than once. Scroll down to Monday’s early thread or click here for the complete rules. Read them before entering. Entries close when “It’s Go Time!” is posted before tonight’s… Read More →
Artist’s rendering, from the NHL:
Our gracious Bonehead donor has given us two more tickets to give away, for the Jan. 17 game against Nashville. The contest will involve predictions for tomorrow’s Rangers-Devils game. So let’s review the rules, shall we? (answer: yes). 1) This is the easy part. You pick the score, then a… Read More →
From the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE Stu Bickel Recalled from Connecticut New York, December 18, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defenseman Stu Bickel has been recalled from the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency… Read More →
Well, that was about as wild as it gets. Not one for the archives in terms of how to play, or how to win. But, wow, was that a finish. I am racking the rusty rolodex between my ears trying to remember a similar game, and I’m sure there was… Read More →
